718 NOTES. 
Hitchcock, Kerr, Cope, Cox and Forshey, presented recent work in 
the field and laboratory, and were not only in most part ably dis- 
cussed, but were most instructive résumés of work accomplished 
and theories advanced. Under this head must not be forgotten the 
remarks on the recognition of the value of the State Geological 
Surveys by Prof. Peirce as Superintendent of the United States 
Coast Survey, which resulted in a memorial to Government calling 
attention to the desirableness of compiling the results of all the 
state surveys and publishing them with suitable maps; a most 
important step for the proper understanding of the geology of the 
country. 
In Anthropology, Col. Foster’s paper on the ‘ Crania of the 
Mound Builders,” of which we shall give an abstract in our next 
number, was the most important, while the short communications 
by Messrs Woodman and Putnam helped to keep up an interest in 
this subject. In Microscopy but little was done, though the few 
microscopists present separated, under the usual subsection, from 
the Physical section, and had a number of discussions and papers 
by Messrs. Ward, King, Hilgard, Babcock, Tuttle and Wescott. 
The more than usual care with which the Standing and Sectional 
Committees passed on the papers that were entered on the general 
list before allowing them a place on the daily programme will be 
hailed by all members as a step in the right direction. Though a 
most disagreeable task to perform, it is one that, if carried out to 
the full extent that it should be as required by the constitution; 
will do more than any other thing to make the association an 
exponent of the science of America, and we trust that the example 
set by the last Standing Committee will be followed next year, 50 
that not only will worthless papers be excluded, but the rule 
providing for the presentation of abstracts of papers be enforced 
before allowing papers to go over to the Sectional Committees. — 
The Committee appointed at the Indianapolis meeting to report 
if any amendment to the constitution was required regarding 
membership rendered their report, in which they stated “that they 
found the constitution fully provided for the points which they had 
been requested to consider, but that its provisions had been pi 
lated, and that they considered a strict adherence to the constitu 
tion of vital importance to the association.” The clause to whic 
the report was specially directed was that relating to the gal 
classes of members, the active and the associate, and it is under- 
